From Architecture to Construction with John Ambert

John Ambert, RA, NCARB, LEED Fellow, GPRO, LFA | Architect & Green Building Specialist.    John Ambert is a licensed architect, LEED Fellow, and sustainability subject matter expert with DPR Construction. Since 2006, John has worked to integrate sustainability solutions for more than 100 of the highest performance residential, commercial, mixed-use, office, higher education, health care, and corporate projects in the US. With a deep background in high-performance materials, healthy indoor environments, and low carbon design, John works to implement sustainable construction approaches to minimize the environmental impact of the construction process. A graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, John holds a Bachelors of Architect with a focus in Sustainable Environments.   Speaker & Presentation Experience   2014: NAVFAC “Wounded Warrior Campus – The first LEED Platinum buildings for the US Military” 2016: SDGE: High Performance Water Solutions for Buildings in So Cal 2017: Designing for High Performance & Zero Energy 2019: Net Zero 2019: “Murph Zero” 2019: SDGBC Conference: “Murph Zero” 2021: SD Living Future Collaborative: Webinar Series – 8 total 2022: San Diego Green Building Conference + Expo: DPR + JUST label   Show Highlights   John shares the evolution of his unique sustainability career and the fellowship that comes with being a LEED Fellow. DPR’s influence in quality sustainability to make zero harm to people and the planet.  Pathways for people to explore natural building materials not typically found to create different building types that minimize harm from the traditional ways of building. Tips to overlap green values as a team, as a state, a nation, as a world. Flow state at work - explained.  Avoid getting pigeonholed by a narrow perspective in your education and/or career.  Understanding the various routes and opportunities to a prosperous career.   Policy support of sustainability will be the environmental catalysts for the industry. COVID forced health to the forefront of design criteria to rethink  how we live and work in buildings.    “I'm personally very excited about this revival around health centered design, this focus on making buildings for people, not just buildings for buildings sake. We've been designing buildings in the same way for too long and we aren't focused on making them spaces for people to connect with the world around them, to be productive, and to be happy.” -John Ambert     Show Resource and Information Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES   GBES is excited our membership community is growing. Consider joining our membership community as members are given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions. If you are preparing for an exam, there will be more assurance that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member, and so much more. Go to to learn more about the 4 different levels of access to this one-of-a-kind career-advancing green building community!   If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on .  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the !   Copyright © 2022 GBES